21/II. 1914.

Dear Mamma!

I received your postcard—merci for it. What a difference there is between the weather at your place and here! Here it is quite spring: there has been no snow for a long time, it is completely warm, we go about without galoshes, the sun shines with extraordinary brightness for Cracow, one can hardly believe that this is in the "wet" Cracow. It is vexing that you have to live in such a wretched little town with Manyasha!.. I was not in London, but in Paris, and had a fine trip. Paris is a very inconvenient city to live in on modest means and very exhausting. But to visit for a short time, to drop by, to travel about—there is no better and merrier city. I was quite invigorated.

In the summer we shall probably go to Poronin again.

I embrace you warmly, my dear, and wish you health. Give Manyasha my warmest regards.

Your V. U.

P. S. Nadya and E. V. also send their warmest greetings.

Sent from Cracow to Vologda

First published in 1929

*Proletarskaya Revolyutsiya* No. 11

Printed from the manuscript